List of halls and walks of fame explained
A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actual halls or museums that enshrine the honorees with sculptures, plaques, and displays of memorabilia and general information regarding the inducted recipients. Sometimes, the honorees' plaques may instead be posted on a wall (hence a "wall of fame") or inscribed on a sidewalk (as in a "walk of fame", "walk of stars", or "avenue of fame"). In other cases, the hall of fame is more figurative and consists of a list of names of noteworthy people and their achievements and contributions. The lists are maintained by an organization or community, and may be national, state, local, or private.
Etymology
The term "hall of fame" first appeared in German with the Ruhmeshalle, built in 1853 in Munich.[1] The Walhalla memorial in Bavaria was conceived in 1807 and built between 1830 and 1842. Inspired by the Ruhmeshalle, the English-language term was popularised in the United States by the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, a sculpture gallery completed in 1900 and officially dedicated in 1901. Located in the Bronx in New York City, it is on the campus of Bronx Community College (until 1973 the University Heights campus of New York University).
The meaning of fame has changed over the years, originally meaning 'renown' for achievement, as opposed to today's more common meaning of 'celebrity'.[2]
Halls of fame
Automotive
Aviation and space
Arts
Music
Show business, media, and theater
Writing
See main article: List of writers' halls of fame. At least 13 writers' halls of fame exist in the United States alone, or at least 10 besides four songwriters' ones listed above in "Music" section. These provide recognition of life-time bodies of work by authors, whether living or dead, as opposed to being awards for individual works.
Sports and games
Multiple sports
Cricket
Association football
Australian rules football
Baseball and softball
Basketball
Boxing
Equestrian
Golf
Gridiron football
Horse racing
Ice hockey
Lacrosse
Martial arts
Motorsports
Professional wrestling
Rugby league
Rugby union
Tennis
Water polo
Winter sports
Board and card games
Other sports
Cowboy and rodeo
Miscellaneous
Walls of fame
Walks of fame
- Aerospace Walk of Honor (Lancaster, California, U.S.)
- Almería Walk of Fame (Almería, Spain)[8]
- America's Walk of Honor (Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S.)
- Anaheim Walk of Stars (Anaheim, California, U.S.)
- Australian of the Year Walk (Canberra, ACT, Australia)
- Australian Film Walk of Fame (Randwick, Sydney, Australia)
- Birmingham Walk of Stars (Birmingham, England, U.K.)
- Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame (Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.)
- Boulevard der Stars (de) (Berlin, Germany)
- Bronx Walk of Fame (New York City, U.S.)[9]
- Canada's Walk of Fame (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
- Dog Walk of Fame (London, England, U.K.)
- Entrepreneur Walk of Fame (Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.)
- Eastwood City Walk of Fame (Quezon City, Philippines)
- GMA Network's Walk of Fame (Quezon City, Philippines)
- Gennett Walk of Fame (Richmond, Indiana, U.S.)
- Golden Foot — The Champions Promenade (Monte Carlo, Monaco)
- Hollywood Walk of Fame (Los Angeles, California, U.S.)[10]
- Hong Kong Avenue of Stars (Hong Kong)[11]
- International Civil Rights Walk of Fame (Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.)
- Italian Walk of Fame (Toronto, Canada)
- Jubilee 150 Walkway (Adelaide, South Australia, Australia)
- Kazan Alley of Tatar Stars (Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia)[12]
- Las Vegas Walk of Stars (Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.)
- Łódź Walk of Fame (film) (pl) (Piotrkowska Street, Łódź, Poland)[13] [14] [15] [16]
- London Avenue of Stars (London, England, U.K.)
- Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame (Long Beach, California, U.S)
- Michigan Walk of Fame (Lansing, Michigan, U.S.)
- Milwaukee Brewers Walk of Fame (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.)
- Music Walk of Fame (Camden, London, U.K.)
- New Rochelle Walk of Fame (New Rochelle, New York, U.S.)
- Munich Olympic Walk of Stars (Munich, Bavaria, Germany)
- Music City Walk of Fame (Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.)
- Palm Springs Walk of Stars (Palm Springs, California, U.S.)
- Paseo de las Luminarias, Mexico City
- Rainbow Honor Walk, San Francisco, California
- Sault Ste Marie Walk of Fame (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada)
- Sheffield Legends (Sheffield, England, U.K.)
- St. Louis Walk of Fame (St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.)
- US Space Walk of Fame (Titusville, Florida, U.S.)
- Walk of Fame (Brighton, England, U.K.)
- Walk of Fame Bucharest (Bucharest, Romania)
- Walk of Game (San Francisco, California, U.S.)
- Walk of the Stars (Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
- Walk of Western Stars (Santa Clarita, California, U.S.)[17]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Colwell . Dan . Munich . 2001 . Hunter Publishing, Inc . 44.
- Rubin . Richard . July 1997 . The Mall of Fame . . 280 . 1 . 14–18 . 5 August 2019 . 6 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190806034505/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1997/07/the-mall-of-fame/376903/ . live .
- News: S. Pajot. Gloria Estefan, Five Others Being Inducted to Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame. 22 September 2014. 30 April 2014. 19 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140719143658/http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/crossfade/2014/04/gloria-estefan_latin-songwriters-hall-fame_miami_2014.php. dead.
- Web site: Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com. 27 August 2017. 28 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828062617/http://nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/Site/. live.
- News: The Women Songwriters Hall of Fame Has Honored Its First Class of Inductees. Diop, Arimeta. Vanity Fair. June 29, 2021.
- News: DOE In The Women Songwriters HOF. The ASR Music News. 2022.
- News: 3RD Annual Women Songwriters Hall Of Fame Awards Celebrates Icons - Jan Daley Angela Bofill Ann Hampton Callaway. Ein Presswire. April 18, 2023.
- Web site: Un 'Paseo de la Fama' en Almería (con ruta ociosa incluida) . Pablo . Requena . Weeky. La agenda Pirata de la provincia de Almería . 1 August 2015 . 12 November 2017 . es . 13 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171113112842/http://www.weeky.es/un-paseo-de-la-fama-en-almeria-con-ruta-ociosa-incluida/ . live .
- Web site: The Bronx Walk of Fame . 2013-10-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102141208/http://thenewyorkcityminute.com/2011/11/15/the-bronx-walk-of-fame/ . 2013-11-02 .
- Web site: Hollywood Walk of Fame . Hollywood Walk of Fame . May 20, 2023.
- Web site: Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong. www.avenueofstars.com.hk/en/. 29 August 2019.
- http://www.kazan1000.ru/rus/news30_9.htm "The Names of Munira Bulatova and Salavat Fatkhutdinov Light up on the Alley of Stars in Kazan"
- Web site: Piotrkowska 65–67 . Strona „Łódź Filmowa”. Łódź Film Commision. lodzfilmcommission.pl > Łódź i film > Aleja Gwiazd Łódzkiej Drogi Sławy – Piotrkowska 65–67 --> . Urząd Miasta Łodzi . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322043131/http://www.lodzfilmcommission.pl/index.php?id=141 . 2012-03-22 . 2018-01-14 . live .
- Web site: Piotrkowska 71–77 . Strona „Łódź Filmowa”. Łódź Film Commision. lodzfilmcommission.pl > Łódź i film > Aleja Gwiazd Łódzkiej Drogi Sławy – Piotrkowska 71–77 --> . Urząd Miasta Łodzi . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322045804/http://www.lodzfilmcommission.pl/index.php?id=142 . 2012-03-22 . 2018-01-14 . live .
- Web site: Piotrkowska 76–78 . Strona „Łódź Filmowa”. Łódź Film Commision. lodzfilmcommission.pl > Łódź i film > Aleja Gwiazd Łódzkiej Drogi Sławy – Piotrkowska 76–78 --> . Urząd Miasta Łodzi . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322043136/http://www.lodzfilmcommission.pl/index.php?id=143 . 2012-03-22 . 2018-01-14 . live .
- Web site: Hotel Grand . Strona „Łódź Filmowa”. Łódź Film Commision. lodzfilmcommission.pl > Łódź i film > Aleja Gwiazd Łódzkiej Drogi Sławy – Hotel Grand --> . Urząd Miasta Łodzi . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322050617/http://www.lodzfilmcommission.pl/index.php?id=144 . 2012-03-22 . 2018-01-14 . live .
- Web site: Walk of Western Stars. oldtownnewhall.com. 2021-02-27. 2021-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210307053356/http://oldtownnewhall.com/walk_of_the_western_stars/. live.
